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  Plane dangles off cliff after skidding off runway in Turkey, all 162 passengers rescued

  World | January 14, 2018 18:35 IST

  The incident late Saturday created panic among the 162 passengers and crew on board the Pegasus Airlines flight, but they were all evacuated safely.

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  Airlines reported 1000 tech snags in 2017, half of them by Air India: Govt

  India | December 21, 2017 23:11 IST

  The national carrier, comprising Air India, Air India Express and Alliance Air, has the largest fleet size of 155 aircraft. The IndiGo has the second largest number of planes at 150.

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  Vacationers delighted as AirAsia offers one-way domestic fare at Rs 99

  Business | November 12, 2017 19:03 IST

  However, the travel period under the offer, for which the bookings commence tonight, will be between May next year and January 2019, as per an airline statement today.

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  Jet Airways hoax: Repeated offender created ‘hijack scare’ for ‘unrequited love’; put on ‘no-fly list’

  Business | November 01, 2017 18:02 IST

  The passenger, identified as Birju Salla, a jeweller hailing from Rajula town in Gujarat’s Amreli district, was taken into custody based on suspicion after the plane landed in Gujarat.

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  Mumbai-Delhi Jet Airways flight diverted to Ahmedabad following 'bomb threat'

  India | October 30, 2017 13:15 IST

  Delhi-bound Jet Airways flight from Mumbai was today diverted to the airport in Ahmedabad for "security reasons".

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  PM Modi announces new flight between Delhi-Mumbai-Tel Aviv, eases rules for OCI cards

  World | July 06, 2017 9:49 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced to start a new flight service connecting Delhi, Mumbai and Tel Aviv

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  PM Modi flags off ‘UDAN’ scheme: 10 things to know about India’s cheapest air travel

  India | April 27, 2017 11:57 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday flagged off the first regional flight under the Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) scheme between Shimla and Delhi.

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  Watch: Shiv Sena MP beats AI staffer on flight, threatens to kill him

  India | March 24, 2017 8:48 IST

  A video clip of the assault on a duty manager inside the aircraft by the MP has emerged which will further escalate the controversy.

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  Female passenger suffers severe injuries after headphones explode mid-flight

  World | March 15, 2017 13:37 IST

  An exploding battery in a set of headphones has left a woman with burns to her face and hands during a flight from Beijing to Melbourne.

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  Zoom Air takes wings, to begin commercial services from Feb 15

  February 13, 2017 19:10 IST

  Zoom Air, which received the scheduled operator permit from the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) earlier this month, flew its inaugural flight from Delhi today. It will start commercial operations from February 15.

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  Around 70 north-bound trains delayed due to fog; flights operations affected

  India | December 01, 2016 21:31 IST

  A thick fog engulfed Delhi-NCR and most of northern India for the second morning in a row. With visibility reduced below 50m at various places in Delhi, flight operations and traffic movement were affected. Flight

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  TIFR to launch 10 balloon flights for various scientific studies, including pollution

  India | November 11, 2016 10:55 IST

  The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) will launch 10 balloon flights with the help of ISRO and the Department of Atomic Energy for various scientific studies, including pollution. The balloon flights will carry scientific

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  Born mid-flight, baby girl ‘Haven’ gets free air tickets for life

  World | August 17, 2016 18:42 IST

  A woman on Sunday gave birth to a baby girl mid-flight while travelling from Dubai to Philippines. To celebrate the birth of baby girl ‘Heaven’, the airline Cebu Pacific has provided her with a lifetime

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  ‘I will be watching you’: flight attendant warned Muslim passenger before asking him to deboard

  World | July 21, 2016 20:25 IST

  Washington: In another incident of growing incidents of discrimination, a 40-year-old US man was shamed and removed from a plane for his “identifiably Arabic and Muslim name.” The incident dates back to December 6,

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  Soon, up to Rs 20,000 compensation for air passengers for flight cancellations and delays

  July 18, 2016 14:52 IST

  New Delhi: Flight delay and cancellation nightmares just got slightly bearable, with the government looking to burden domestic airlines for the pains caused to the flyers booked with them. Fresh guidelines by the Directorate General

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  Woman causes 7 hour flight delay after demanding immediate divorce from husband

  Mouthful | July 06, 2016 21:18 IST

  Moscow: A flight was delayed by seven hours after an on board woman passenger suddenly demanded a divorce from her husband. More than 500 passengers on the Rossiya Airlines flight from Moscow to Vladivostok were stranded at the airport after the wom

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  Connecting Surat and Bhavnagar, Gujarat's first regional flight took off the ground

  India | June 26, 2016 7:54 IST

  Vadodara: The first air connectivity in Gujarat took off from the ground on Saturday, according to media reports. The service connecting Surat and Bhavnagar is run by Ventura Air Connect Private Ltd. Gujarat minister Saurabh

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  Passenger dies aboard IndiGo Mumbai-Chennai flight

  India | May 28, 2016 23:18 IST

  Mumbai: A passenger on a Mumbai-Chennai IndiGo flight died on board of cardiac arrest even before the flight took off today, an airline official said. Ganesh Thapathi suffered a heart attack during the boarding process

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  First manned flight in 1891 or 1903?

  India | May 21, 2016 11:28 IST

  New Delhi: Was the first manned flight in 1891 or in 1903? The question will be rekindled at next month's Berlin Air Show. Conventional wisdom has it that the first powered manned flight was by

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  Egyptian plane carrying 66 passengers crashes in Mediterranean Sea

  World | May 19, 2016 19:50 IST

  Egypt: An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers is most likely crashed into the sea, said Ihab Raslan, a spokesman for the Egyptian civil aviation authority, according to a report by the